Device for guarding finger from application of nail polish



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DEVICE FOR GUARDING FINGER FROM APPLICATION OF NAIL. POLISH Filed Jan.$1, 1949 Joseph J ksm zd/ Patented Aug. 8, 1950 DEVICE FOR GUARDINGFINGER FROM APPLICATION OF NAIL POLISH Joseph J. Smidl, Portland, Oreg.

Application January 31, 1949, Serial No. 73,707

4 Claims. (Cl. 132-885) The present invention is a device for use inguarding against the application of nail polish to portions of thefinger surrounding the nail. The principal object of thepresentinvention is to provide such a device which may be used inconjunction with a widerange of different sizes and shapes offinger-nails.

A further object of the present invention is to provide such a devicewhich may be used while resting upon a table or surface so that thebrushwielding hand may be entirely free to control the application ofnail polish to the finger-nail.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the present inventionwill be more readily ascertained by inspection of the followingspecification taken in connection with the accompanying drawings whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, while the features ofnovelty will be more distinctly. pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a plan viewof a device made in accordance withmy invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device;

Fig. 3 is an end View of the device looking from the line 33 of Fig. 2;3

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken substantially along line 4-4 of Fig;l;

Fig. 5 is a Vertical section taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation, on an enlarged scale, of a modified form ofaportion of the device; and

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a guard element for use in the device: I

The device comprises a base I which may be placed upon a table orothersupport, the base having a sloping upper surface terminating in a raisedportion Ilupon which the tip of a finger may be placed as seen in dottedlines in Fig. '1, the edge of the raised portion providing means forlocating the finger with respect to the device. A pair of uprights I2are mounted upon the base forwardly of the portion II, and a supportingplate I3 is pivotally mounted upon the uprights l2 as by means of screwsI4 having their tips inserted in openings in the forward edge of theplate, the plate being thereb -pivotally mounted upon the base along anaxis extending transversely thereof. A first arm I extendslongitudinally of the base ab ve the portion II, the arm curvingupwardlyaway from the base. The arm is extended forwardly beneath thesupporting plate I3 and curved about and secured to a transverse tubularbearing I6 mounted upon a substantially lateral guide rod IT, and isthen directed rear I2 whereby it is prevented from movement laterally ofthe base. The guides are supported against the lower surface of thesupporting plate I3 by a leaf spring 2| bearing against the lower reachof the arm I5, the leaf spring being secured in position by a portionthereof passing beneath the base of the upright I2. As the arm I5 israised relative to the base portion II by pressing downwardly on theplate I3, the spring 2| is pressed downwardly. It will be noted that theportion of the arm I5 is secured to the bearing member l6 and thebearing member l8 but is not secured to the plate I3. The portion of thearm I5 wrapped about the bearing member IB may engage a portion of thebase II] when the plate I3 is depressed but this does not prevent movement of the plate since the entire structure may slide outwardly betweenthe plate I3 and the leaf spring 2|. The arm I5 is always resilientlypressed toward the base portion l I by spring 2 I.

A second arm 25, similar to arm I5, extends beneath plate I3, passesabout and is secured to a tubular bearing 26 slidably mounted on guideI1, and then passes forwardly and is secured to a tubular bearingZ'I'slidably mounted on rod I9. A strap 29 is secured to the uppersurface of the arm 25 adjacent the forward edge of plate I3, passesaround the plate and is secured to the lower reach of arm 25 beneath theplate I3. A knob 3I is fixed to a portion of the strap 29 and may begrasped in order to slide the arm 25 along the guides IT and I9. Aspring 32 is extended between the portions of the arms I 5 and 25beneath the plate I3, the spring tending to draw the two arms towardeach other.

A left finger guard 35 is securedto the lower surface of arm I5 byaplurality of longitudinally spaced screws 36, and a right finger guard31 is,

form to the curvature of the arms whereby the forward extremitiesthereof are closer to the base than the rear portions which extend overthe finger behind the fiinger-nail. The guards could be made of opaque,resilient sheet material, but it is preferred that they be transparentso that the operator may be certain of properly placing them withrespect to the finger-nail.

The foregoing form of the device may be used with a wide range offinger-nails by shaping the arms to conform to the fingers f the personand by shaping the, guards to, conform to the outline of the type offinger-nail of the user. However, in order that the device may be usedwith a plurality of difierent types of finger-nails without bending thearms or changing the, guards, I prefer to have the guards mounted uponupwardly curved arms such as the arm 40, illustrated in Fig. 6, by meansof a plurality of longitudinally spaced screws ll passing throughholesin the guard, the screws being of sufficient length tov permitconsiderable regulation of the curvature of the guard, I also preferthat the screws pass through'openings 42 in the guards, of considerablediameter with respect to the diameter of the screws 4|, so that thguards may be shifted about with respect to the arms.

Having illustrated and described preferred embodiments of the invention,it should be apparent to'those skilled in the art that the inventionpermits of modification in detail and arrangement. I'claim as myinvention all such modifications as come within the true spirit andscope of the appended claims.

- I claim:

'1. A device for use in guarding against the applicaticn'of nail polishto portions of the finger surrounding the nail, comprising a base uponwhich to rest the finger, a supporting plate pivotally mounted on saidbase for movement about anaxisextending transversely thereof, guidingmeans on said supporting plate parallel to the axis of. pivotalmovement, a first arm mounted on saidsupporting plate and projectingover said base, a second arm. slidably mounted on said guiding means andprojecting over said base, first resilient. means urging said supportingplate in a direction to. depress said arms toward said base, secondresilient means urging said second arm. toward aid fir t arm, a d oppofin e mounted on, said arms. ach. of said fin er u rds comprisin amember adapted to verl e he fleshyport ons oi th 'fi ser at a side andth base of the fingernail to prevent the application or nail. polishthereto.

2.. A'device. for use in guarding again t he application of nailpolishto portions of the. fin

urrounding the. nail, c mprising. abase upo which torest the fing r. apportin p a piv-.

otall mounted on said base for movement about an axis extending.transversely thereof, guiding means. on sai suppor ing plate parallel o.he axis. Qf-QiVQtEll movement, a first arm mounted onsaid supportinplate and projecting over said base, .a second arm slidably mounted onsaid guiding means and projecting over said base,

' first resilient means. urgi s d supp r ing plate in a direction todepress said arms toward said base, second resilient means urging saidsecond arm w rd said first arm, o p ed fi r u d mounted on said arms,each of said fingerguards comprisinga member adapted to overlie thefleshy portions or the finger at a side and the base of the fingernailto prevent the application of nail polish thereto, said arms beingcurved upwardly from said base toward their free ends, and said fingerguards being formed of resilient material tending to lie in a fiatplane, and adjustable means urging said guards to conform to thecurvature of said arms.

3. A device for use in guarding against the application of nail polishto portions of the finger surrounding the nail, comprising a base uponwhich to rest thev finger, a supporting plate pivotally mounted on saidbase for movement about an axis extendin transversely'thereof, guidingmeans on said supporting plate parallel to the axisof pivotal movement,a first arm mounted on said supporting plate and projecting over saidbase, a second arm slidably mounted on said guiding means and projectingover said base, first resilient means ur ing a d pporting plate in adirection to depress" said arms toward said base, second resilient meansurging said second arm toward said first arm, opposed finger guardsmounted on said arms, each of said finger guards comprising a memberadapted to overlie the fleshy portions of the finger at a side and thebase of the fingernail to prevent the application of nail polishthereto, said arms being curved upwardly from said base toward theirfree ends, and said finger guards being formed of resilientmaterialmeans'on'said supportingplate parallel to the axis. of pivotalmovement, a. first arm mounted on said supporting plate and projectingover said;

base, a second arm slidably mounted on said guidin meanssand projectingover said base, first resilient means urging said supporting plateinadirection to depress saidarms' toward said base, second resilient means,urging said second arm toward said first arm, opposed. finger guardsmounted on said arms, each of said finger guards comprising a memberadapted to overlie the fieshy portions of the finger at a side and thebase of the fingernail to prevent the application of nail polish,thereto, said arms being curved upwardly from said base toward theirfree ends, and said finger guards being formed of resilient materialenin to lie n a flat plan rand; a. plurality of fastening means joiningeach of saidfinger' guards to one of said arms: at: a pluralitycf u ially p c d. points alon aid arm s id fa nin means compris ng s rewsthreadedlv engaging said arms, andsaid guards having ;enlarged openingsthrough which said screws pass to permit relative ad ustment of saiduards and arms. r r I REFERENCES; CITED The following references are ofrecord in the file" of. this patent V W o UNITED STATES PA E -rs 7Number Name Date 1,783,262 Sachse "r 2,209,167 .McKinney a JOSEPH J,SMIDL."

